Jack support



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450,482

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JOHN M. CHAPPELL AND ROBERT E. EDMONDSON, OF THORNTON, TEXAS.

\ JACK SUPPORT.

Application filed April 22, 1922. Serial No. 556,119.

T all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN M. .CHAPPELL and ROBERT E. EDMoNDsoN, both citizens of the United States, residing at Thornton, in

the county of Limestone, State of Texas,

have invented a new and useful Jack Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to jack supports,

and aims to provide novel means for supporting a jack when used in connection with railway rolling stock, to permit journal brasses to be replaced with facility.

Another object of the invention is to prol5 vide means for holding the wheel to the rail, during the lifting operation, and to direct the force of the jack to lifting the journal box from the axle.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in 0 view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is an elevational view disclosing a jack mounted on a support constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the support.

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the jack and support are shown as applied to the running gear'of the truck of a car, the

wheel supported adjacent to the jack being indicated at 5, and the journal box, which is being rebrassed is indicated at 6.

The support embodies a base 7 which may be formed of any suitable material which is sufficiently strong to withstand the weight of a car truck.

The base 7 is formed with a cut out portion 8 that extends across one end thereof, the cut out portion being designed to accommodate a portion of the base of the rail to which the support is applied, the rail in the present showing being indicated at 9. Eye bolts 10 are secured to the base 7 at a point adjacent to the cut out portion 8, or

in proximity to a wheel positioned on the rail 9.

Rods 11 have connection with the eye bolts 10 as through the eyes 12 formed at the lower ends of the rods, the upper portions of the rods 11 extending at right angles as at 13, where the same are provided with hook members 14: adapted to fit over the flange of a wheel to secure the rods 11 against movement.

The rods 11 are connected at the upper ends thereof, as by means of the chain member 15, which, in use lies on the tread portion of the wheeladjacent to the journal box being rebrassed, to prevent lateral movement of the rods 11 with respect to each other and insure a direct pull on'the rods 11.

In the use of the device, a jack such as illustrated at 16 is positioned on the base 7, the upper or movable section of the jack being positioned directly under the journal box 6. As the jack is operated, to raise the movable portion thereof, it is obvious that the journal 6 will also be raised, lifting the brass, which is indicated at 17 out of engagementwith the axle on which the same is positioned.

With the journal box in this position, it is obvious that the brass may be easily removed and replaced with facility.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In combination with a car wheel and the rail on which the same is positioned, a support including a base having a cut out portion adjacent to one end thereof and adapted to fit under the rail, a pair of rods secured to the base adjacent to the cut out portion and extending upwardly therefrom, said rods having right angled upper end portions formed with hook members at the free ends thereof, said right angled portions adapted to fit over a wheel, and means connecting the rods for holding them in predetermined spaced relation.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own. we have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. CHAPPELL. ROBERT E. EDMONDSON.

Witnesses:

W. B. STUTTS, J. L. Bnowmow. 

